Ash brought his Sting replica, which is a beautifully made United Cutlery weapon. Compare with many unofficial replicas, it is so well made;
beautifully decorated and gorgeous Elven patterns, and the real
leather sheath still smells fresh.

Martyn, and Ash with Sting

Cinnamon shared her photos with the actors and crew from the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies. It seems she's managed to meet quite a few of them, including John Rhys-Davies.

The
highlight of the day was Franziska’s presentation. She brought her laptop
and had prepared a slideshow of her experiences in New Zealand's Middle-earth. She has been to many Lord of the Rings and Hobbit filming locations in NZ, and has met many people who
have been involved these movies. You can find her wonderful experiences on her blog, Hebin thîr lîn mi nguren, as well as (a lot!) of fan-art about Middle-earth's elves.

Franziska has had a great year in New Zealand

Sadly, Franziska is leaving NZ and will return to
Germany soon. Franziska, from everyone at the Welly-moot, thank you for bringing your enthusiasm and
passion. We will miss you…at least until you return, which I'm sure will happen at some stage!

Franziska also baked some Lembas for the group. None left, sorry.

We
had some discussions about what activities we can do or join for the release of the
last Hobbit movie this December. There are some possibilities, however none
of them are certain yet. We will keep everyone informed of any updates on this website.

After the meeting, we paid a visit to the Weta Cave. Some of members have not been there for a while
and as it was the 60th anniversary of the release of LOTR, they had some great specials on some of their books. We had a quick
chat with the staff and a number of Lord of the Rings tour guides who were just at
the shop, and we took a photo with Franziska, and Tom the Trolls.

Monday, June 23, 2014

The next Welly-moot will be on Sunday, June 29th, 2:00pm, downstairs at the Roxy Cinema (Miramar). I realise this is a later warning than usual, but hopefully we'll get enough people to make it worthwhile.

This time we're
going to try to set up downstairs if we can swing it. Upstairs the high
ceilings seemed toimpede smooth conversations a little, but if we can
get a table downstairs I think that may help somewhat.

Given
the late warning for the meeting, I want to leave the theme a pretty vague one.
We're making this one a good old fashioned Show'n'Tell. Come and talk to
us about your own experiences in Middle-earth, in whatever way. Maybe
Middle-earth is New Zealand for you, maybe not. Everyone has their own
story to tell, so come and tell it! If you've got any "props" to help
you tell the story, take it along as well!

Alternatively,
come and enjoy a cup of coffee while listening to other people's
stories. This isn't 3rd grade - you won't HAVE to do a speech!